“Headline history”: Internet reacts as Kendrick Lamar makes an appearance at Playboi Carti Antagonist 2.0 L.A  concert 

Kendrick Lamar’s surprise appearance at Playboi Carti’s Antagonist 2.0 L.A. concert has generated a lot of buzz online.

The concert, which was held on October 14, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, was a part of Carti’s ongoing Antagonist tour. The tour supports the 30-year-old rapper’s third studio album, Music, which was released in March 2025.

Kendrick Lamar appears on three tracks on Carti’s latest album, Music, including Good Credit, Mojo Jojo, and Backdoor. Lamar’s recent appearance during Carti’s LA concert marked a reciprocal moment after the rapper joined Kendrick Lamar for the same song at Lamar's Grand National Tour in Atlanta earlier that year.

Lamar’s appearance came as a huge shock to the netizens who took to X to react. A user commented:

"Headline history”

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Netizens react as Kendrick Lamar makes a surprise appearance at Playboi Carti’s Antagonist 2.0 L.A concert

Playboi Carti announced his tour in August 2025, marking his first solo headline tour since 2021. It kicked off at Salt Lake City’s Delta Center on October 3, 2025, and will run through December 1, 2025, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

During his performance on October 14, 2025, Carti shocked his fans when he introduced Kendrick Lamar on stage while performing, Good Credit. Netizens took to social media platforms to share their opinions, which were noted as a major highlight of the show.

A user said:

"LA really got blessed tonight. That crowd must’ve gone insane”

Another added:

"Crazy energy. Nobody has the stage presence that Kendrick currently has.”

Another person commented.

“What a moment! Carti and Kendrick on the same stage — fans must’ve lost it.”

An X user said:

“Carti x kendrick in LA feels like two worlds colliding in perfect chaos. need that full setlist drop asap.”

However, a few users had a different opinion. A user commented:

“Baby Keem could never, Kendrick needs to teach him how to manage his voice.”

Another wrote:

“Crowd was not feeling it”

Someone opined:

“No one is singing along just noise.”

Playboi Carti's Antagonist Tour spans 31 cities across the United States. The tour, which began in October this year, includes major cities like Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and more.

In addition to Kendrick Lamar, Carti’s album, Music, includes guest artists such as Travis Scott, the Weeknd, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Ty Dolla Sign, and Skepta. He expressed confidence in the album in a 2023 interview with Numéro Berlin. He said:

“You know, this album right here is – I say this for everything, but – I think it’s going to be my best album because I’m just popping it. It starts with music. That’s it. As long as I got that, it’s up.”

The rapper continued:

“I work, I stay in the studio 24/7. I never changed when it came to my work ethic, I work every day as if I’m not who I am, and I don’t have what I have. That’s enough to keep me going every day, and like I said: Anything that you work at, you can get to that level.”

The Atlanta-based rapper previously released his album Die Lit in 2018, followed by Whole Lotta Red, released in 2020. It featured guest appearances from Kanye West, Future, and Kid Cudi.